We undertake human rights research, campaigns, advocacy and litigation on behalf of victims of human rights violations. This programme also pursues good government through engagement, civic and voter’s education. In addition, anti-arms proliferation and unregulated arms trade campaigns are coordinated under this category. Officials of this project monitor the small arms and light weapons (SALW) and its misuse in the hands of government security forces, militia and cult groups, gangsters, etc and its consequences on the people, especially women and children, and work towards its prevention, minimization and eradication through research and campaigns.

With an unemployment rate of over 70%, dire poverty, and dim prospects, some young men seek financial and physical security by joining armed gangs, or "cults." Many of these cults are periodically sponsored by local governmental officials and/or community leaders to carry out campaigns of violence designed to influence local decision-making, especially during election periods. Often, these gangs are also used to sway village leaders and communities' opinions on oil-related projects. In all cases, the influx of cheap arms has led to a drastic increase in violence. Here is evidence of one such attack in Rumuekpe,where the previously deceased chieftain's council room was destroyed, and his eldest son was shot and killed.

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